AHA Newsletter 27: 6 November 2009 Membership   |   Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2009   |   Serle Award   |   Max Kelly Medal Blacktown Mayoral History Prize   |  Amsterdam Congress   |   Royal Historical Society Victoria   |   CAL Annual Report Membership Jayne Persian, AHA Executive Officer, advises that the membership page for the joining or renewal of AHA membership 2010 is NOW OPEN via Register Now. Please renew memberships by 28 February 2010. AHA memberships run from when you join until the end of February in the following year. If you join or renew before February 2010 you will receive immediate online access to History Australia and will receive print editions from Volume 7 Number 1 2010. If you renew or join after the end of February, you will receive online access only to journals already published for 2010, but will receive all future print editions for that year if requested. The AHA is a rapidly growing institution and membership brings many benefits. These include automatic print and online subscription to History Australia, which is produced three times/year; access to the AHA email network; and rights to present at AHA conferences and to discounted registrations. I trust you find that your membership helps to keep you in touch with the Australian history community. Top of Page * * * Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2009   On 25 September 2009, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts announced the Fiction and Non-Fiction winners of the 2009 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. In the non-fiction category, joint first prize was awarded to AHA members Marilyn Lake & Henry Reynolds, Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the Question of Racial Equality, (Melbourne University Press). Read more here.   Top of Page * * * Serle Award: Alterations to Advertised Entry Details Those people wishing to enter for the AHA Serle Award for 2010, need to send a copy of their thesis to each of the judges: Professor Stuart McIntyre and Dr Julia Martinez by 1 December 2009. Professor Stuart Macintyre Room 531 East History, John Medley Building The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Dr Julia Martinez School of History & Politics Faculty of Arts University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Top of Page * * * Max Kelly Medal 2010 - Call for nominations The History Council of NSW is currently inviting nominations for the 2010 Max Kelly Medal. The Max Kelly Medal plus a prize of $500 is awarded annually to a 'beginning' historian for a work of excellence in any aspect of Australian history. The Medal was established as a tribute to Associate Professor Maxwell John Kelly (1935–1996), the first elected President of the History Council, who died suddenly in 1996. Nominations close 11 December 2009. To download an application form visit: http://www.historycouncilnsw.org.au/awards/max-kelly-medal Top of Page * * * Blacktown Mayoral History Prize 2009 Entires for the 2009 Blacktown Mayoral History Prize are now open. This year's theme is local Aboriginal history. Entries close on 4 December 2009. For further details click here. Top of Page * * * Amsterdam Congress The Amsterdam Congress is less than a year away and preparation is well under way. The updated program is posted on the Congress Website and on ICHS Website The 2009 Bureau meeting was held in Tokyo, on 13 September, and the minutes of the meeting, in English and in French, are linked (Word format). They will also be posted on the ICHS Web site and will appear in the forthcoming issue of the Bulletin, to be mailed by the end of December. The Amsterdam General Assembly will have to choose the venue for the next congress (2015). I take this opportunity to remind all members that proposals to hold the Congress must be sent to the secretariat no later than 22 February 2010. Only members of ICHS, National Committees or Affiliated International Organizations, can propose a bid. For those who wish to do so, a set of guidelines have been prepared by the secretariat (Cahier des charges/Specifications), underlining the various steps and requirements to present a bid. The secretariat will email the guidelines on demand. As well, the venue for the 2012 General Assembly is not yet decided and the Secretary general is welcoming proposals from members. Click here for the poster 'History is Alive in Amsterdam in 2010.' Top of Page * * * Royal Historical Society Victoria Royal Historical Society Victoria: History News, Issue No. 284, Nov – Dec 2009 Top of Page * * * Copyright Agency Limited CAL invites you to view their Annual Report, which can be accessed via CAL’s website under 'About CAL' in 'Publications', or by clicking here. The 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held at CAL’s offices, Level 15, 233 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW on Thursday 26 November at 3.30pm. All CAL members will receive an Annual General Meeting pack in the post over the coming days. If you would like further information about CAL’s Annual Report or AGM, please email info@copyright.com.au. CAL and the AHA collaborate on the AHA–CAL Postgraduate History Prize Top of Page * * * Page constructed by Carolyn Brewer Last modified by Carolyn Brewer 6 November 2009 1426 URL: http://www.theaha.org.au/newsletters/2009/newsletter27.htm